To mark the 100th anniversary of Claude Lanzmann's birth, the Jewish Museum Berlin is giving an insight into his previously unpublished audio archive for the first time - and thus into the creation of an epoch-making work.
At the center of the exhibition "Claude Lanzmann. The Recordings" focuses on the archive of 152 previously unknown audio cassettes in which Lanzmann conducted interviews with survivors, perpetrators and third parties for his film Shoah in the 1970s. This not only honors Lanzmann's cinematic achievement, but also makes his research and working methods audible. The cassettes were inscribed on the UNESCO World Documentary Heritage List in 2023.
In addition to the sound recordings, the exhibition shows objects, documents and film footage that together paint a picture of how Lanzmann made history audible. Visitors to this exhibition not only embark on an audiophile search for traces, but also experience history - in the form of sounds, voices and memories that would otherwise have remained invisible.
November 28, 2025 to April 14, 2026
AIWA recording device by Claude Lanzmann, Japan, ca. 1970-1979; Jewish Museum Berlin, inv. no.: 2023/208, donated by the Association Claude et Felix Lanzmann, photo: Roman März
